Women and Media: International Perspectives

Comprised of original research in diverse genres and medias,
Women and Media: International Perspectives brings together
eight international scholars to explore key issues of the
gender-media relation.

Provides important insights into how gender is implicated in
media industries.

Address key issues of the gender-media relation, from an
analysis of news media’s coverage of women politicians, to
the marketing of ‘girl power’, to strategizing for
equality in newsrooms.

Highlights the theme that media have the potential both to
reinforce the status quo in power arrangements in society but also
to contribute to new, more egalitarian ones.

Includes an introduction by the editors that carefully maps the
contours of the international struggle between feminists and the
media, section overviews, bibliographies, key terms, and discussion
questions.

Carolyn M. Byerly teaches in the Department of
Communication at the University of Maryland. She is the author of
numerous chapters in edited collections and articles in journals
including Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Journal
of Mass Media Ethics, Journalism Educator, and
Inter/Sections.

Provides important insights into how gender is implicated in
media industries.

Address key issues of the gender-media relation, from an
analysis of news media’s coverage of women politicians, to
the marketing of ‘girl power’, to strategizing for
equality in newsrooms.

Highlights the theme that media have the potential both to
reinforce the status quo in power arrangements in society but also
to contribute to new, more egalitarian ones.

Includes an introduction by the editors that carefully maps the
contours of the international struggle between feminists and the
media, section overviews, bibliographies, key terms, and discussion
questions.

"Ross and Byerly present nine outstanding essays by leading
feminists who document both media misrepresentations of women and
women’s interventions to change the media." Eileen R.
Meehan, Louisiana State University <!--end-->

"This international collection is rooted in political activism
and feminist theory, a rare combination. With historical and
theoretical background, key terms, and discussion questions, it's a
valuable and provocative resource." Lana Rakow, University of
North Dakota

"To any woman who has ever felt oppressed, repressed or
supressed, Women and the Media: International Perspectives
is a must read. [...T]hose of us who have the power of the voice
owe it to our sisters in other countries to learn about the media's
misrepresentations of women and initiate change. Sisters, unite-and
read on!" Eureka Street

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